diff --git a/pkg/arvo/ted/code.hoon b/pkg/arvo/ted/code.hoon
index 5596dbc16..976342d28 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/ted/code.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/ted/code.hoon
@@ -7,7 +7,4 @@
 ^-  form:m
 ;<  =bowl:spider  bind:m  get-bowl:strandio
 ;<  code=@p  bind:m  (scry:strandio @p /j/code/(scot %p our.bowl))
-%-  pure:m
-!>  ^-  tape
-%+  slag  1
-(scow %p code)
+(pure:m !>(code))